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Thursday 19 November 2015
Global tablet market – 3Q 2015
Global tablet shipments reached only 50.64 million units in the third quarter, up 9% from the second quarter, but still down sharply by 18% on year.
Thursday 19 November 2015
Emerging markets drive worldwide smartphone sales to 15.5% growth in 3Q15, says Gartner
Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones...
Thursday 19 November 2015
Imec partners with UEST to develop emergency-detecting wearables
Nano-electronics research center imec and UEST, a Belgian start-up company, have started the production of Zembro, a smart bracelet designed to enable the elderly to connect with...
Thursday 19 November 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy J2
Samsung Electronics has launched a new entry-level smartphone, the Galaxy J2, in the Taiwan market priced at NT$4,280 (US$130) unlocked, targeting the younger generation.
Thursday 19 November 2015
Asustek assigns new head of R&D team
Asustek Computer has appointed its vice president Joe Hsieh to lead its R&D unit, the Da Vinci Laboratory, to focus on developing technology for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry...
Thursday 19 November 2015
Smart bracelets to remain dominant in the 2016 wearables market but VR devices will become main growth driver, says TrendForce
The market for wearables has maintained a certain growth level in recent years, though device vendors have not experienced a boom in demand as they would hope. The total wearable...
Wednesday 18 November 2015
CAYIN Enters Video Wall Battle Field with the Launch of SMP-8000
CAYIN Technology Co., Ltd. today announced the release of SMP-8000, its newest addition to the next-gen SMP-NEO digital signage player series. This versatile digital signage player...
Wednesday 18 November 2015
Open bid for 2,500-2,600MHz band units reaches NT$15.07 billion on first day, says NCC
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 17 started open-bid competition for six 2,500-2,600MHz frequency band units with total bandwidth of 190MHz available...
Wednesday 18 November 2015
China market: Foxconn ties up with CCTV to launch IoT-based video services
Shenzhen-based NxEra, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics, has set up a joint venture with a subsidiary of China Central Television (CCTV) for providing IoT-based video services,...
Wednesday 18 November 2015
China market: Xiaomi to unveil new smartphone on November 24
Xiaomi Technology is expected to unveil its new smartphone the Redmi Note 2 Pro and Mi Pad 2 during a product event to be held on November 24. The product offerings may also include...
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Advantech acquires B+B SmartWorx to expand in industrial telecom network market
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech has announced it will spend US$99.85 million acquiring wireless/wired network solution provider B+B SmartWorx from Graham Partners...
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Taiwan market: Mid-range segment becomes a new target for smartphone vendors
As competition in Taiwan's smartphone market has continued to stay fierce, some brand vendors have started adjusting their business strategy and are no longer flooding the market...
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Taiwan market: HTC launches One M9s
HTC has unveiled its new smartphone, the HTC One M9s, a revised model of its One M9, for the Taiwan market priced at NT$12,900 (US$397).
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Taiwan market: FET offers rental smartphones
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced the offering of rental smartphones bundled with a 2-year contract at monthly rents of NT$297-397 (US$9.10-12.20) in the Taiwan market,...
Monday 16 November 2015
6.4 billion connected "things" will be in use in 2016, up 30% from 2015, says Gartner
Gartner has said it forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. In 2016, 5.5 million new things...